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UnknownAcross US Hospitals, Black Patients Report Comparable Or Better Experiences Than White Patients.
Patient-reported experience is a critical part of measuring health care quality. There are limited data on racial differences in patient experience. Using patient-level data for 2009-10 from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), we compared blacks' and whites...
S-EPMC5561548 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEstimating The Potential Impact Of Insurance Expansion On Undiagnosed And Uncontrolled Chronic Conditions.
Policy makers have paid considerable attention to the financial implications of insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but there is little evidence of the law's potential health effects. To gain insight into these effects, we analyzed data for 1999-2012 from the National Health and...
S-EPMC12266343 | biostudies-literature
UnknownAvoidable Hospitalizations And Observation Stays: Shifts In Racial Disparities.
Racial disparities in hospitalization rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions are concerning and may signal differential access to high-quality ambulatory care. Whether racial disparities are improving as a result of better ambulatory care versus artificially narrowing because of increased us...
S-EPMC8928573 | biostudies-literature
UnknownUterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

Background

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of preventable maternal mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends uterotonic administration for every woman after birth to prevent PPH. There are no standardised data collected in large-scale measurement pla...
S-EPMC7995712 | biostudies-literature
UnknownBarriers and enablers to routine register data collection for newborns and mothers: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

Background

Policymakers need regular high-quality coverage data on care around the time of birth to accelerate progress for ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths. With increasing facility births, routine Health Management Information System (HMIS) data have potential...
S-EPMC7995573 | biostudies-literature
UnknownImmediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

Background

Immediate newborn care (INC) practices, notably early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), are fundamental for newborn health. However, coverage tracking currently relies on household survey data in many settings. "Every Newborn Birth Indicators Research Tracking in Hospitals" (EN-...
S-EPMC7995709 | biostudies-literature
UnknownElectronic data collection for multi-country, hospital-based, clinical observation of maternal and newborn care: EN-BIRTH study experiences.

Background

Observation of care at birth is challenging with multiple, rapid and potentially concurrent events occurring for mother, newborn and placenta. Design of electronic data (E-data) collection needs to account for these challenges. The Every Newborn Birth Indicators Research Tracking ...
S-EPMC7995708 | biostudies-literature
UnknownNeonatal resuscitation: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

Background

Annually, 14 million newborns require stimulation to initiate breathing at birth and 6 million require bag-mask-ventilation (BMV). Many countries have invested in facility-based neonatal resuscitation equipment and training. However, there is no consistent tracking for neonatal re...
S-EPMC7995695 | biostudies-literature
UnknownAntibiotic use for inpatient newborn care with suspected infection: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

Background

An estimated 30 million neonates require inpatient care annually, many with life-threatening infections. Appropriate antibiotic management is crucial, yet there is no routine measurement of coverage. The Every Newborn Birth Indicators Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) stud...
S-EPMC7995687 | biostudies-literature
UnknownMapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19.
The genetic make-up of an individual contributes to the susceptibility and response to viral infection. Although environmental, clinical and social factors have a role in the chance of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the severity of COVID-191,2, host genetics may also be important. Identifying...
S-EPMC8674144 | biostudies-literature
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